Madison — Natural Resources Secretary Cathy Stepp on Tuesday defended Gov. Scott Walker's plan to turn the Natural Resources Board into an advisory panel, instead of one that makes policy, even as she acknowledged she had not been consulted on the proposal in advance.

"I feel that it's extra layers," Stepp said of the board in a briefing to the Legislature's Joint Finance Committee. "I think it's duplicative."

The idea has sparked opposition from Democrats as well as some of Walker's fellow Republicans. Sen. Luther Olsen (R-Ripon) said he had "some concerns" about the plan.(48)

If Park Bank is liable for not spotting Sujata "Sue" Sachdeva's $34 million embezzlement from Koss Corp., then so is chief executive Michael Koss, the bank argues in a new lawsuit.

In a suit filed last week, the bank argues that if a jury finds Park Bank liable for the loss, then Michael Koss and Grant Thornton, the firm's former auditor, should have to pay some of the award.

"Park Bank denies any and all liability to Koss in this case," Park Bank wrote in its action. "Nevertheless, should Park Bank be found liable to Koss (Corp.) and required to pay damages to Koss in this case those damages will have been the result of a common liability of Park Bank, Michael Koss and Grant Thornton, thereby entitling Park Bank to (a) contribution from Michael Koss and Grant Thornton."(1)

What they wrote: Super Bowl I

One of the cool additions to our site recently was the ability to look up stories from the Journal Sentinel, Journal and Sentinel from 1884-2007 (if you don't know where this is, look on our main page on the right side. It is under the Poll of the Day; pages can be zoomed in or out, not to mention you can click and drag to move around a page or click on a headline to go right to that story).

So obviously this means we can see what was written when the Packers and Chiefs played in the first Super Bowl back in 1967.

Needless to say, the game wasn't as big a deal back then and the coverage pales in comparison to today. But the game was still big in its own rights - it matched the NFL vs. the AFL for the first time and both leagues had a lot to prove.

The Journal barely even mentioned the game on the front page of the newspaper, other than giving the score and telling where to find pictures and the stories - and even then that was below the fold. (The big stories of the day were a U.S. bombing in Hanoi and the burning of the McCormick Place exhibition hall in Chicago.)

The Sentinel did have the score up top as well as calling the Packers 'Super Champs' to go with a photo and brief game story before directing readers to the sports section. There is also a story about Packer fans in L.A., where there were reportedly 2,000 Green Bay fans.

More from the Journal:

On its main sports page, it offered the game story, a story on Vince Lombardi getting the game ball, sidebars on Bart Starr and Max McGee and a column by sports editor Oliver E. Kuechle. When asked what was next, Lombardi was quoted as saying, "What now? We'll now play Alabama to see who's No. 1."

Kuechle wrote: "The sum of it all is that the American league has a long way to come to play in a game like this with an even chance to win." Gives some insight as to why the Jets beating the Colts was a big deal.

There was also a story on how both CBS and NBC broadcast the game. Writer Cleon Walfoort says the comparison between the two announcing crews "came to pretty much of a stand-off, unless you were hopelessly prejudiced."

It was reported that Green Bay was relatively quiet after the game and a rally at the airport had to be canceled because the team got fogged in. Still, a banner at the airport was raised reading "Super Titletown U.S.A." The Journal also quoted several newspapermen from around the country, including Paul Zimmerman (later known as Dr. Z) and Brent Musberger.

The Journal did have a page of color pictures - all three of them (and black and white for us, unfortunately).

More from the Sentinel:

The Sentinel's main sports page has the game story plus stories on Lombardi saying the top NFL teams are better than the Chiefs, K.C. coach Hank Stram saying Willie Wood's INT was the key and, like the Journal, one on the two TV broadcasts. Note there are no quotes in the game story.

Lombardi: "Kansas City has a real top team but I don't think it compares with the top teams in the National Football League. That's what you wanted me to say - now I've said it."

Stram: "Like I said before, one game is not a true test of the abilities of both leagues."

The Sentinel also had a story on Max McGee, who said he was retiring (he didn't; he played in Super Bowl II). He also pointed out a mistake in the Chiefs defense. "You blitz a lot and you're gonna get hurt. No one can cover you man to man even if you're an old man like me."

Another story on that page relayed that the L.A. Coliseum was only 2/3 full and the NFL title game had a higher gate than the Super Bowl. Also, fans in L.A. who wanted to watch the game had to drive outside the 75-mile blackout radius.

Anyway, a lot of good nostalgic reading among those page. Check 'em out and enjoy.